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Building continues with framing the left side of the fuselage. There are quality parts such as scarf-joint stringers and all of the hardware is included. Made mistakes, first of many, requiring cutting apart pieces.Continue Reading

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Winning the Auction It’s always fun to win something; like, say, an auction.  It’s been a long time since I built a kit so I jumped in. When the auction was announced I scoured YouTube and RCB, RCG, and RCU to see what I was getting into.  Pretty impressed withContinue Reading

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Field Maintenance is a team sport in our Clb. It takes all of us to support this amazing flying site we are privileged to fly at. Anyone can report a maintenance item and anyone can step up to address any Job in the Jar. We have created a simple methodContinue Reading

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Our own Walt Wilson was published in the October 2002 issue of Model Aviation magazine. This is a great resource if you are looking for history on our great flying field. Original article on AMA website. Anatomy of a Flying FieldContinue Reading

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Updated 05Sept Shout out to : Terry Houts, Ralph Doyle, Wayne Nenninger, Stephen Adams, J.C. Ballestas, Greg Tesson, Curt McIntyre, Kevin Mayden, Dan Faulkner, Stephen Ramonczuk, Bob Schmidt, and Dustin Whitrock The following tasks were Completed… painting of the charge & flight tables, replacing the frequency board plywood and rottedContinue Reading

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The caveats. I am a rookie drone pilot so the flight and video is not always smooth. The video is time compressed (sped up; leaving it a bit jerky) for the sake of not boring the viewers for too long. I bought a used DJI Inspire 1 v2.0 last yearContinue Reading

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After a Tuesday rain delay the Club members met on Wednesday 11Jul2024. Serra’s Pizza is closed for a couple weeks for vacation so the Meeting after the Meeting chose an alternate airport: DeRienzo’s Pizza and Pub. I do believe folks enjoyed the food and service.Continue Reading

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I visited the event this year. Not to fly but to observe. Wayne N was there several planes and knows the organizers. Saturday was windy and slowed down the flying but there was plenty of go-getters. The people were welcoming and friendly and the food was good. I look forwardContinue Reading